Bumper for mine-cars



(No Model.)

D. BENNETT. .BUMPER FORMINE GARS. No. 496,846. Patented May 9, 189s.

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NrrED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DARIUS BENNETT, OF NELSONVILLE, OHIO.

BUMPER FOR MINE-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 496,846, dated May 9,1893.

' Application tied August 24, 1892. sean No. 444.006. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, DARIUs BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nelsonville, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Mine-Cars, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to mine cars, and has particular relation to theconstruction and arrangement of the bumpers and draw bars thereof.

The objects of my invention are, to provide cars of this class with animproved form of metallic bumper; to construct the same in a durable andreliable manner; to provide improved means for connecting the draw-barand bumper; to obviate the necessity of extending the bumper through thelength of the car and to produce other improvements which will be morespecifically pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in themanner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isan end viewof a car having my improved bumper and draw-bar thereon. Fig.2 is a bottom view of one end portion of a car. Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudinal section on line a: of Fig. 2 and enlarged therefrom. Fig. 4is a side elevation of my improved bumper and a portion of the draw-barand Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line y y of Fig. 3.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

a represents the car, of which b is the bottom or iioor thereof, c arethe vertical sides which rise from said floor, d are the inclined sideextensions or side-boards and e are the end pieces.

f represents the draw-bar body or plate which extends throughout thelength of the car and is bolted or otherwise secured upon the uppersurface of the central surface of the flooring b. As shown in thedrawings, the heads or outer ends of the draw-bar plate fprojectsoutward past the end of the central board of the car bottom, formingatongue or extension indicated at f within which is formed in the usualmanner, a vertical coupling pin opening f2. At each end of said centralfloor board extends downwardly from the ter, said bumper head beingprovided with a coupling pin head Win vertical alignment with thepin-holef2. The body or inner end portion of each of the bumpers issupported against the under side of the central portion of the carbottom, being of such length as to insure a firm bearing against thelatter. This bumper body is provided at the desired point on its upperside with a transverse recess or channel indicated at z' which isadapted to receive as shown, the lower portion ot' the L- shaped arm gof the draw-bar and form aseat therefor.

2 represents one of the car binding strips or plates which extendsbeneath the car body between the bottom of the latter and the horizontalportion of the L-shaped arm g. This binder 2 has its outer end portionsextending upwardly in the usual manner and secured to the outer sides ofthe car.

The bumper body h, horizontal portion of the L-shaped arm g, the floorcland draw-bar body f are connected as shown in the drawings, byvertical bolts indicated at K, while bolts k may be employed at variouspoints to connect the bumper body with the framework of the car.

m represents one of the coupling pins which is of the usual form andwhich is adapted as shown in the drawings, to find a seat within thepin-holes h2 and f2 of the bumper and draw-bar.

From the construction herein shown and described, it will be seen, thatin place of the wooden bumper commonly in use in cars of vus' thisclass, I have provided a metallic bumper which will be strong anddurable and which is so connected with the car as to prevent anyinjurious eects to the latter which might be caused by the shock or jarto the bumper.

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Owing to the fact that the draw-bar arms g are embedded or seated withinthe bumper and that any Wearing or shearing action on the bolts isobviated.

It is evident that by my improved construction, cars of this class maybe equipped with t bumpers capable of resisting great shock and whichwill ontlast the ordinary Wooden bumpers.

be produced at a reasonable cost of manufacture and may be connectedWith any of the ordinary forms of mine cars.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a mine car, the combination with the frame-Work thereof, ofmetallic bumpers h secured to and projecting from each end of the carbody, transverse recess i on said bumper body and binder plates i2embracing the sides and bottom of said car and passing through saidrecess, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a mine car, the combination with the car frame, draw-bar fprojecting from the ends thereof and L-shaped arms depending from saiddraw bar and extending beneath the car ends as described, of metallicbumpers h secured to the under sides of and projecting from the ends ofsaid frame-work, trans- My improved bumpers and draw-bars may verserecess i Within said bumper, adapted to receive the horizontal portionsof said arms g and bolts uniting said bumpers and drawbar through saidarm g and the car bottom, substantially as and for the purposespecitied.

DARIUS BENNETT. In presence of- WILLIAM H. MoCoNNELL, W. C. HICKMAN.

